Tag Archives: Ultravox

Chris Cross: 1952-2024 [part 2]

Posted on April 8, 2024 by postpunkmonk

The band went into 1983 with a new album and sound, with famed Beatles producer Geiorge Martin helming “Quartet.” With the clarity that Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick strove for, coupled with the first generation of digital synths and their … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, obituary | Tagged 2024, bass guitsr, obituary, Ultravox | 5 Comments

Chris Cross: 1952-2024 [part 1]

Posted on April 3, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I got dreadful news the first thing yesterday morning when commenter and electronic musician Gavin Brick told me that Midge Ure had announced the death of Ultravox bassist Chris [Allen] Cross yesterday. I absolutely could not write yesterday, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, obituary | Tagged 2024, bass guitsr, obituary, Ultravox | 17 Comments

UK’s Record Store Day 2024 Still Surprises

Posted on February 29, 2024 by postpunkmonk

There were so many things of interest in the US that that I wondered… if the US was getting the Core Collection likes of OMD and Ultravox, what, if anything, would be UK-only items of interest? I needn’t have worried, … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Live Music, Want List, Wilson Never Sleeps | Tagged 2024, Bryan Ferry, David Sylvian, Lora Logic, Midge Ure, Pete Wylie, Peter Murphy, Propaganda, Record Store Day, The Cramps, Ultravox | 4 Comments

Deconstructing Record Store Day 2024

Posted on February 28, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Wait, what’s that low rumble I hear in the distance? Could it be the throngs of music geeks converging to queue for their favorite holiday, now it its 17th year? Ooof! That makes me feel even older to think that … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Live Music, Want List, Wilson Never Sleeps | Tagged 2024, Bernie Worrell, Fun Boy Three, OMD, Record Store Day, Sparks, Talking Heads, The Beat, Ultravox | 5 Comments

RSD Black Friday Brings Intrigue This Year

Posted on October 3, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Readers who pore over the comments will already have seen negative1ne mentioning releases coming up on November 24th for Record Store Day’s slightly less showy cousin, RSD Black Friday. While RSD in April has the world at its feet, Black … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged 2023, David J, INXS, Record Store Day, Sparks, The Beat, Ultravox | 10 Comments

Ultravox “Quartet” Ultrabox Offers Alternate Look At Their Third Hit Album

Posted on May 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Like day follows night we’ve are writing about the Ultravox mothership making moves a day after we featured John Foxx’s latest movement. Now, the “Quartet” ultrabox has been an open secret for some months on the interwebs, but there was … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged 1983, BSOG, DLX RM, Ultravox | 27 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 8]

Posted on February 15, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] CONCLUSION Fans of “Rage In Eden” have been waiting a while for this box and it’s proved to be quite interesting. I can remember in 2008 when the 2xCD edition came out, following a few years … Continue reading →